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| Keywords: Daguerreotype tintype photographer model studio table brady stand cast iron portrait photos.jpg factory-made specifically for use by portrait photographers Such a Brady stand of the mid-19th century typically had a weighty cast iron base for stability plus an adjustable-height single-column pipe leg for dual use as either a portrait model's armrest or when fully extended and fitted with a brace attachment rather than the usual tabletop as a neckrest <ref>Macy <i>et al</i> Macy Photographic Studio's Dispatch The Northampton MA Spring-Summer 1913 pg 2</ref> The latter was often needed to keep models steady during the longer exposure times of early photography <ref>ibid pg 3</ref> While <i>Brady stand</i> is a convenient term for these trade-specific articles of studio equipment there is no proven connection between Brady himself and the Brady stand's invention circa 1855 <ref>ibid pg 2</ref> A Brady stand is clearly visible in use in context in the late 19th century period novelty photo of a photographer photographing himself see Commons image http //en wikipedia org/wiki/File Photographer-studio-1893 jpg Notes Reflist own Composite assembled by Cramyourspam vintage photos by Anonymous 1864 photographer Anonymous mid 19th century tintype photographer 2009-10-26 PD-retouched-user Cast iron tables 01 History of photography Photography accessories Stands support furniture Equipment Mathew Brady Daguerreotype process | ||||
